New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-01
LITERARY NOTES.

Is stated that the report concerning the rounding IN
Boston OF new critical weekly is premature; and that
The 1,cenaeM Century will probably not appear in the
Nineteenth.
Lord Bcaconsfed did not care for other novehs.s
and he made no secret OF what he thought about inc
author Of Lothian" Here" said he on one occ'sion
pointing TO an edition de iGe Of RomOla Is " ~
from my gracious Sovereign, and am ash'nou ~ W."
TESS that cannot read it," Mr. Gladstone "o' o.
more catholic He finds the reading OF" DaVlu 'op
perfeld holiday task. But he is, perhaps, inoIc
charmed by works which have a touch vi oiu"
romance like Mr.. Shorthouses John lngesaht
The blemish upon the handsome edition Of Baizac's
noYes which Roberts Brothers are bringing OUT Is '
absence of the translators name from the titepage
Miss Katharine Wormeley has shown herseh -
possessed of powers Translator anu '''' To- -
TO give her full credit is wrong not only 10 hei ~
literature Asst is Miss Wormeleys work Is not souo.
attributed to Mr. Edgar f. saltus, young Wrl'er
clever, but who, as translator, cannot take i""A ~,
the accomplished lady who has given lie" iio " '"'
great French author.
A much needed handbook of the " Comedie humane
has lust been published in Paris by CalmahhleV!'
Bazacs heroes and heroinos are SO numerous that inc
ordinary reader feels his memory flag before the long
and brilliant procession This book contains about ooo
pages filed with details concerning these wohurous
figures The authors have been assisted III their uhueI
taking by two jealous BaZscens. now decc"Scu u
chant who used to carry a volume OF the human
Comedy 10 his counting house and hide 1t under MS
1edrers while engaged business When not occupied
in arithmetical calculations immersed III bliS oil
lading NJ Granoux used TO ill up his time by collecting
everything. said in print about his dozed author ara
1he result has been an overflow of literature when mas
been abundanty used in the repertory The book is
made additionally interesting by characteristic preface
from the pen of NJ Paul Bourget, the novelist.
The portrait OF Rider Haggard prefxed to the June
Jook- Bu,r shows a rather slender man with rne hci
md a strong well balanced face He has the foleheao
OF man of affairs rather than that of writer OF iah'as
tic tales.
We note some changes in The Book Buyer which arc
nuch 10 the advantage of that interesting little poc
ton Under its new editorship, the London letter Is
subordnatcd to its proper place after the editorial
natter and the magazine opens with terse ana attract
i've comments current literary topics An adnirao"
survey of books of month of the most valuable
features of The Book Buyer
When Colonel John Hay is asked what decidedly
seems an impcrtinent question: Are you the author Vi
The Bread Winners ~ he answers with Dlahd shiie
In general have not much to conceal but TINS thihs
"a the secret of six who have been accused by tic
,ubic of this fagrancy Now, if five of us separately
confess that we are the guilty party 1t conlets the
sixth defendant and have mutually decided to stand
bv the author OF The Bread Winners in his secret SIN
Sou see the situaon!' The correspondent OF The
baltimore Ne,cs saw it, when presented to him the other
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